Amazon

• Good compensation
• Interesting projects
• Competent people
• Really about the customer.

In terms of compensation, I never felt under-compensated. Projects were generally interesting, and the people I worked with were generally very competent.

You get the impression people really care about the customer. It's refreshing, and somewhat mitigates the amount the company pushes you.

• Always demand a lot
• Bad - terrible work/life balance
• Few additional benefits

Amazon will always demand a lot from you, not just your managers but your peers as well. Faltering is something that will tend to be noticed.

Finding ways to better work-life balance and giving employees more feedback have both been issues in my time at Amazon.